Stake

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masculine noun (agriculture / viticulture / horticulture)

Definition

A long, slender pole or stake, usually made of peeled wood (such as oak, acacia, or hazel) or modern materials (plastic, metal), driven into the ground next to a climbing or tall plant (such as grapevine, beans, tomatoes) to support its stems and guide its vertical growth, preventing crops from touching wet soil.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Stake
  • Plant prop

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Masculine noun, following standard plural inflection and masculine genitive endings.
Formation Inherited historically from medieval Greek 'charáki' (meaning stake or small pole) adapted into early Romanian.
Spelling / Pronunciation [aˈrak]
Source Glossary of Traditional Agronomic Terms and Rural Materials

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Bunicul a mers în pădure pentru a tăia câțiva crengi groase de alun bune de transformat în arac pentru fasole.

EN: Grandfather went into the forest to cut a few thick hazel branches suitable to be turned into bean stakes.

RO: În viticultura tradițională, fiecare butuc de viță-de-vie avea un arac propriu din lemn de salcâm rezistent la putrezire.

EN: In traditional viticulture, each vine stock had its own stake made of rot-resistant acacia wood.

RO: Vântul puternic din timpul furtunii a rupt un arac din grădină, prăbușind tulpina încărcată de roșii mari.

EN: The strong wind during the storm broke a plant prop in the garden, bringing down the stem heavy with large tomatoes.

Idioms & Phrases

A pune araci / To stake plants / to set up props

RO: Acțiunea de a înfige suporturile de lemn în pământ de-a lungul rândurilor de legume sau viță pentru a asigura palisarea plantelor.

EN: The action of driving wooden supports into the ground along rows of vegetables or vines to secure plant training.

Arac de vie / Vine stake / vineyard pole

RO: Suport din lemn sau metal utilizat în podgorii pentru a menține forma verticală a viței și a ușura culesul strugurilor.

EN: A wooden or metallic support utilized in vineyards to maintain the vertical shape of the vine and ease grape harvesting.

Fasole pe arac / Pole beans / staked beans

RO: Varietate de fasole urcătoare care necesită în mod obligatoriu un suport înalt pentru a se dezvolta și a produce păstăi.

EN: A climbing variety of beans that strictly requires a tall support in order to develop and produce pods.

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